![]() I’ve tried to make them realize this is not okay. When I got here, there were really good dancers who were held back because maybe they didn’t fit the whole ideal of how the body and the face and the neck should look - one girl, I’d say she’s gorgeous, a fantastic dancer, they’d say she’s weird-looking. It’s been an interesting ride, trying to change the culture here. ![]() There’s not much I haven’t touched, from schedules to dancers’ health to programming. They had the same director for 20 years and I came in and sort of had to feel my way. You’re coming up on the end of your first year directing the company - how do you feel things are going so far? Millepied spoke to Vulture about surviving year one and creating the new project, and he let us debut one of the films, starring Lil Buck. On September 15, he’ll debut a “third stage” for the company - a digital one, showcasing original films inspired by the Opera Garnier and its inhabitants. Now, a year into his directorship, Millepied is choreographing a new ballet for the company and pushing it in new directions. ![]() Dance Project, but he hardly seemed a shoo-in for one of the most visible and intimidating jobs in dance. When it was announced in early 2013 that Benjamin Millepied would take over the Paris Opera Ballet from longtime director Brigitte Lefevre, something like a seismic wave hit the ballet world: Millepied was an accomplished choreographer, a former principal at New York City Ballet, and had founded a small troupe, the L.A.
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